Coffee Filters Eyed in Mask Shortage

[OxQQme]

Covfefe !

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2020/03/21/at-brooklyn-health-facility--coffee-filters-eyed-in-mask-shortage


https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/web-extra-how-to-make-a-homemade-face-mask/


Not the best, better than nothing.

[getagrip_already]

1. someone posted a web site where they rated various materials you could use

from paper towels to coffee filters to diapers to tee shirts.

From what I remember, doubling up tight knit cotton (like a tee shirt) was about as effective as any other material. One of the criteria was breathability. If the materials are too difficult to breathe through, there isn't much point in using them.

I can probably find it if someone is jonesing for the info.

[mainer]

4. men's cotton tee shirts work great -- comfortable/breathable

I'm cutting up all my husband's tee shirts. He has a lot of them. And the hems can be used to make ties.

[OxQQme]

2. Another material is vacuum cleaner bags. n/t

[mwooldri]

3. It was a dad joke a couple of months (or weeks) ago.

[Saboburns]

5. Look here:

Link to tweet

?s=19

[getagrip_already]

6. if you double up tee shirts they get much better....

just sayin.

[thesquanderer]

11. There's a difference between blocking what's going out (transmission) and blocking what's coming in

From what I've read, standard surgical masks are very effective for the former, not so effective for the latter. At least part of it has to do with the ability for the mask to have an airtight seal around its perimeter.

[logme]

7. This is to precious of a resource to be sacrifice.

After 2 weeks of confinement , I just realized I was dangerously low on filters. I shudder at the thought of a prolonged quarantine without proper coffee, the horror ! ;o)

Cheers from Paris

[Mendocino]

8. I still use a percolator.

Stainless steel, cleans up better than aluminum. No disposable filters.

[Igel]

9. Avoid the waste.

I got a metal coffee filter a couple of years ago. Pour overs. Apparently I "equipped my inner barista." And it was either that or surgery to have the sucker removed.

[MineralMan]

10. I noticed that coffee filters were in short supply

at my supermarket. I'm not sure why, but maybe people are using them as makeshift masks.

I have a percolator as a backup coffee-maker, and a French press as a second backup.

I haven't used either in years, though, but they're there in the pantry closet, if needs require them.